Dispenser



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Nov. 19, 1 929. J. B. oHLsoN DISPENSER Filed Jan. 14. 192'/v 4 sheets-sheet 2' V E Jom B Ohlson Nov. 19, 1929. v

J. B. oHLsoN DIsPENsER Filed' Jan. 14, 192'/ 4 Sheets-Sheet` 3 John E @bison Nov. 19, 1929. J. B. oHLsoNv DISPENSER Filed Jan. 14, 1927 4 sheets-sheet' 1,4

- 70,4725 @bison Fetented Nov. 19, 1929 J B. OHLSON, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR'TC VORTEX .'LVIFG. CO. f

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS l Y DISPENSER Application led January 14, 1927. Serial No. 161,049.

This invention relates to a dispenser and particularly to a dispensing apparatus which is adapted to contain a plurality of nested articles such as'paper drinking cups and to conveniently discharge the same individually.

In many dispensers heretofore provided for this purpose ythe endmost article has been grasped by the user and pulled away from the article' against which it is nested. Such arrangements have often resulted in the inadvertent removal of two or more articles at one time and have been subject to the further disadvantage of not being readily adaptable to coin controlled dispensing.

It is an important object, therefore, of the present invention to provide a dispenser which overcomes 'these 4disadvantages and which at the same timecompletely incloses the articles to be. dispensed, including the V endmost article. Y v

It is al further important object of this invention to provide a dispensing` device of theV kind described embodying improved article gripping and removing means. Itis another object of this invention/to provide a despenser having an improved coin controlledoperating mechanism. H

It is 'also an important object of this inven- Ation to provide a dispenser ofthe kind described, wherein vthe various operating parts are of economical and durable construction and positive in operation.

` Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings. This invention (ina preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and yhereinafter more fully described. Onithe. drawings: Y

Figure j1 is a front elevation of a dispenser embodying the principles of the present invention. y .v

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a bottom plan view with the bottom plate removed. y Figure fl is a front elevation with the front Vplate removed. Y

'Figure 5 is a side elevationwith the side 50 plate removed.

Figure 6. is ya top plan view with the top plate removed.

Figure 7 is a side elevation looking to the left in Figure 4 with parts broken away.y v Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sec- ,55 tion on the line VIII-VIII of Figure 4.11

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sec# tion on the line IXIX of Figure 6. y Figure 10 is an enlarged ragnientaryde-- tail section of the coin released lever locking 59 mechanism. w A f i' y Figure 11 is a section 'on the line XIX of Figure 10. Figure 412 is a section on the line XII-#XII of Figure 10. 5.5 Figure 13 is a front elevation cfa modied structure embodying the present invention with the. front cover plate removed.

Figure 14 is a section on theA 'line 70 A-XIV-'XIV of Figurefl. l

Figure 15is an enlargedV fragmentaryvr de-A tail oi' Vthe lever controlling ratchet embodied in the modiiedconstruction shown in Figure 13. Y Y

Asshown on the drawings: .i

The reference numerall indicates a suitable' inclosing casing 'in which dispensing y apparatus embodying the present invention is mounted. 'Th'evcas'in'gl is provided with a longitudinall gauge or' side opening@ which isv covered with transparent ymaterial aiording a View of the nested articles 3, in this instance paper drinking cups, therethrough. The casing 1, is also provided with a slot 4 for the insertion of a coin for' a purpose to 5 bedescribed hereinafter. ,Y y

The dispensing apparatusy which v will bek described hereinafter is 'actuatedrom the out! side of. the casing by manualreciprocable movement of the end 501:' an operating lever 90 6 which projects through a longitudinal slot 7 in the side wall of the casingV 1. Inorder to prevent unauthorized tamperingwith the interior mechanisms a guard plate 8' is pro-4 vided inside the slot the lever 6 being formed with a U-shaped portion 6? to engage around said guard plate. The lever 6 is also provided 4 with ai lateral extensionv 6b which cooperates with the coin control mechanism shown in detail in Figures 10,'11, and 12 'in a manner to be described hereinafter. EX- ytending longitudinally of the interior of the casing 1 isa guide rod 9 on which the inner end of the lever 6 is slidably mounted, as clearly indicated in Figure 4. Said lever 6 is normally held at one end of the casing by means of a spring'l() secured to aboss 1()a on said lever at one end and secured at its other end to the top` of thev casing 1. ln order to insure a full stroke "of the lever 6 in each direction a suitable ratchet mechanism is provided which is clearly shown in Figures and 9. This mechanism comprises a toothed bar 11 which is secured to the side wall of the casing 1 opposite the inner end of the lever 6, and cooperating with said toothed bar 11 is a spring actuated ratchet 12 which ispivotally mountedon a lateralextension 13 of the lever 6, as clearly shown` in Figure 9.v Itwill be noted from this construction that once move-y ment of the lever is initiated in one direction. itis necessary to; move the same a siiiiicient distanceso that theratchet 12 clears the end ofY the; toothedl bar 1-1 and is permitted to swingto the opposite direction to.A permit of movement of the lever in the opposite direc,- ti'on, af-ull strolrefin; both directions thus being assured.

, rlhe nested apparatus of this invention, infthis instance a;

series of nested paper drinking cups 3,.` are held in. position inside` the; dispenser betweenl a pair of trough-'shaped guideways 14 which engage the edges of the articles at the. ends thereof and which are; preferably provided' with, teeth 14a in their side walls. to prevent Y undue" displacement or slipping of said articles (Figs- 7: and8'); One-of' these members Y 14 is secured to the side wall of the casingy 'l and the other is secured .toi a? partition.- 14b intermediatet the sidewalls of the casing 1 (jnstto-the rightofthefshaft as inlFign-re The' varticles 3 areY further heldiny position relative to the dispenser and toward one endthereofby meansof a groovedfroller 15 .which pivotally mounted on,y av carri-age 16 slid-- ably mounted in the casing 1 and normali urged toward one end, thereof .by a spring 1 secured to` said' carriage andto the endof theV easingf. '-Slidably mountedl on the rod 9fis an articledi'sengaging member which will. newl befdescribedi: 'This disengag-ing, member conipnises. a-.laterallyl extending member 1S8which extends around one edge of the. partition member14band which isprovided atitsfree articles to be dispensed by. thel most article 3 to aid in positioning the same for gripping by the teeth 18h', as clearly shown in Figure 3. The disengaging member above described is normally held in engagement with the endmost article 3 by means of a f,

spring 2O secured at one end to a projection 21 on the member 19 and at its other end to the end ofthe casing 1 (Figs. 3, 6, and 9).

1t will be apparent from the foregoing that downward movement of the lever 6 against the action ofthe spring 10 causes the inner end thereof to move along the shaft 9 and to linove the disengaging member just described downwardly, wherebyl the endmost article which is gripped by the toothed member 18a, 18b is moved downwardly inthe guideways 14 to a. discharge positionwhich is ,clearly shown in dotted' linesin Figure 4. .When in this discharge positionV theiclosed end ofthev article projects through a slot 22 formed inI the end of the casing 1 guiding bailies23 preferably beingrprovided to assure the entrance of the Vclosed end of the article into the slot.

in order to cushion thel engagementbetween. the inner edge of thelever andthe disengaging member at the time of the operation just described a cushioning spring 24 is. prefer` ably provided, as, clearly shown in Figure 4'. It will be apparent that when the operation just described is completed and t-heafrticlel is moved to discharge position with, its closed end projecting through. the slot 22; thaty release-of the lever 5-w-ill cause the same to belr returned toits normalv position shoWninFignre 4 the action of the springL 10; At the sametimethedisengaging member 18, 1:9 will `be moved toits normal position. in engage-- ment withV thezendmo'st article 3'by the actionof the spring 20,. this movement being, of course, independent of? the return movement',y

of thelever 5;. Itwillbe furthernoted that in view of the fact the articles 3 as a whole:V

are maintained in thesamer position relative to the casing 1 and the gnidewavs 14 by the:

roller liand the spring 17 that tlieamount of return travel of the:disengaigingmember will; be different in each case. Y

Although it isy evident that the dispenser ofV this invention is, a completely operative*l device, as I have previously described the same herein, I have further provided mea-nsY whereby the actuation of-,the'lever 6 may be Y'coin controlled in order to adapt the machine:

for coin and slot vendingI of the contained articles, such as nested drinking; paper oups. Tliezeoi-ni cent-rol apparatuswhieh 'I have pro vided for this; purposey is.- shown in. detail in Figures 10, 11, and 12. The laterally extend.- ing meinber on thelever', Apreviously referred toeirtends between spaced members 25 and 26 which project inwardly from thev wall of the' casingf 1 at eitherside of they coin slot 4. The member 26 is provided withy an'.

opening; at its' lowerf edgefthrougli whichf projects a rounded enddetent 27, said: detent.

l-llll] being pressed through said opening .by a flat spring 28 secured tothe side of said member 26, as shown inFigures 11 and 12. Said detent 27 projects through an elongated opening 29 inthe member'b, said member 6b also being provided with a coin engaging jcatch or projectionGC When a coin 30 is inserted through the slot 4 it falls into theposition shown in Figure 11 so that when the .lever is moved downwardly the coin engaging portion 6c engages the upper edge ofthe coin 30 and pushes the saine downwardly, thus forcing the detent 27 to the left inFigureA 1l so that the rounded edge thereof may be engaged by the upper edge of the member 6b at the opening 29 and pushed out of the way' charge position. As will be noted the upper side of the coin engagingcatcli or projection 6c is beveled so that it will move thedetent 27 to one sidewhen the lever is returned to position, thus permitting the parts to again automatically assume the position shown in Figure 11 after the article has been disengaged and moved to discharge position.

In Figures 13 to 15, inclusive, I have shown a modified form of apparatus embodying the present invention wherein a base 31, preferably of stamped metal, affords a support for a suitable inclosed casing not shown. Formed on t-he base 31 are arcuate partition members 32 and 33 which afford guideways 34 for a plurality of nested paper drinking cups similar to the articles 3 and which I have designated in this modification by the reference numeral 35. These are provided for disengaging the endmost of these articles 35 and mo ving the same along the guideways 34 to a discharge position with its closed end projecti with a pointed disengaging member 41 which engages in the wall of the article, preferably adjacent the seam 35a (corresponding to the seam 3a therein). In order to actuate the lever member 37 and the article disengaging apparatus associating therewith I haveprovided an additional lever member 42 which extends beneath the lever member 37 and which is rotatable on the stud 38 by an arcuate handle or lever 43. Said lever member 42 is provided with a lateral stud or projecti on 44 which engages an edge of the lever 37 so that when said lever member 42 is moved iii a clockwise direction the member 37 and cured to opposite sides of the lever members .i

37 and 42.

In order to insure a full stroke of the lever member 42 in either direction once the movement thereof is initiated, I have provided a ratchet mechanism 46 (Fig. 15) whichrcooperates with a toothed flange 47 in the same manner as the ratchet 12, previously described, to assure a full stroke movement of the lever in eitherv direction.

In order to hold the articles 35 in position relative to the guideways 34, I have provided a lever member 48 which is pivoted at one end at the base of the stud 38 and normally urged in a counterclockwise direction byva spring 4,9 secured to said lever andto the base 31. The free end of the lever 48 is provided with upwardly extending portionsO and 51 which engage the edgesof the endmost article regardless of the extent of the nest ofarticles and hold said articles `in proper relative position.

It will be apparentfromthe foregoing description that I have provided a dispensing apparatus-which is of'relatively simple and economical constructionand which will'effectively operate ,to Vdispense articles, such as paper drinking cups, individually and without the necessity of the operator grasping the endmost article when itis in contact with the Y other articles. The major vportion l of the operating mechanism may be inclosed and the articles themselves are also, of course, inclosed. Thisprevents accidents totheoperating mechanism and renders thedevice high- Y ly sanitary. Y While this apparatus is particularly designed for use in the dispensingfof articles embodying a transverse seam,lit will be apparent that it may also be effectively usedV to dispense seamless articles since vthe article engaging members may be adjusted to l engagejdirectly in the wall-of the endmost article to -di'sengage the same. Y

I am aware that manyY changes' may be made, yandr numerous .details of construction f may befvaried through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art'.

I claim as my invention;

i 1. In a dispenser Vadapted to carry a plui rality of nested seamed articles, a resiliently sides, slidable means for temporarily engaging the seam of the endmost article to disen- Y supported roller for-supporting the articles, .125 f `guideways engaging the articles at opposite cles and said means, and. reciprocaloleme'arlrs-y projecting through thel casingfor slidrngsai-.d iirst mentioned means to disengage an article and move the same along the guideways: to

, discharge position' at the slot in the casing..

2. In a dispenser a casing adapted toE carry a lurali of nested articles each oiwlii'ch is provided with atransverse seam, resiliently supported roller means for' holdingthe articles in a nested position Within said casing, and means for successively engaging the endmost articles at the seams todisengagev the "same individually from the remainder of the articles, and means for successively engaging they seam of theendmost article te d-isengage the same individually from=thefrernainder of' the articles. f

4e. VIn a dispenser fora plurality of nested articles, Aguidevvays engaging the sides ofV theVv articles, af grooved roller engaging the side-v of the endmost article adjacent one of' said guidevvays,` and a springsupportecl' carri-age supporting. the roller for holding the same against the endinest article. tofV supportI the articles in a nested posi-tion.`

v5. ln a dis-penser a casingjfor carrying ay plurality of nested articles, guidewaysfin said asingl engaging the sides ofv the articles, a groovedroller engaging Vthe side: of the end most article adjacent ,oneI of' said guideways a carriage slidablymonnted in said casing and supporting lsaid roller,y resilient means.

associated with the carriage for holding the roller against the endmost. article to support thearticles i-n a nested position, and. means for engaging the endrnostarticle. to disen gage the same from the. remaining articles and move it along the guideways to a dis-- charge positiony projecting from said casing.`

6. In a dispenser a casing for carrying; a` plurality of nested' articles, guideways in said casing engaging'. the sides ofthe articles, a grooved roller engaging the side'of thefendf most article adjacent onev of saidl guideways, v and resilient reciprocaloleme'ansfin" said cas` Yso ing for engaging the endmost articley to disen gage the same from the: remaining articlesl` and move it along the guideways to a dis-v charge position ifn said casing.

7.V In a dispenser a casingadapted to carry a plurality onested articles each of'V which is provided With a transverse seam, a spring supported'carriage in said casing for holding the articles in place in sai-d casing', andl toothed means'for successively engaging theA endmo-st article at theseam to disengage the `scam individually from said ,nested Aarticles and Inoveit'intoa projecting discharge po-A sition in. said casing.n

8. Ina' dispenser, a casing adapted to carry a plfufralityI ot nested articles eachof which is provided.v with a' transverse scam, roller means for resiliently supportingthe `nested arti-cles place Withinl said casing,l and re-4 silient toothed means for engaging the end-y most-article adjacent the seam to'disengage saidarticle individually from the :remainderk of the articles.. i

91. In. a dispenser a casing, means for sup-` porting a plnralityv of nested articles in said.

scribed my name.V

` JOHN B1. CHLSONL 

